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To assess the feasibility of achieving a minimally invasive access to the inner ear through the navigation-based HEARO procedure and subsequently insert the electrode array of the cochlear implant through the access.

Condition or disease

Intervention/treatment

Phase

Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Device: HEARO

Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Demonstrate the feasibility and efficacy of performing a middle and inner ear access for cochlear implantation procedures in adults.

The relative ratio of successfully completed procedures where a direct access tunnel was drilled to the cochlea with the HEARO® system and the electrode was conventionally inserted through the tunnel. [ Time Frame: Image data aquired during the procedure ]

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